Zoning Legislation and Council Conditions

Below is the actual text of the Zoning Ordinance that was enacted by City Council in regards to the Penn Plaza and Enright Park sites. You can also download a PDF of the ordinance here.

File Number: 2016-0033

Passed: 4/19/2016

TITLE

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title
Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing a certain
property known as 5600 Penn Ave, block number 83-N, lot 125 in the Allegheny
County Block and Lot System from RP, Residential Planned Unit Development, to
AP, Mixed Use Planned Unit Development, and changing a certain property known
as Enright Parklet, block number 84-A, lot 176 in the Allegheny County Block
and Lot System from R3-M, Residential Three-unit, Moderate Density, to AP, Mixed
Use Planned Unit Development. Specific
Conditions for approval of this zone change are attached to the Ordinance as
Exhibit A.

BODY

The Council of the
City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Amending the Pittsburgh
Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing a
certain property known as 5600 Penn Ave, block number 83-N, lot 125 in the
Allegheny County Block and Lot System from RP, Residential Planned Unit
Development, to AP, Mixed Use Planned Unit Development, and changing a certain
property known as Enright Parklet, block number 84-A, lot 176 in the Allegheny
County Block and Lot System from R3-M, Residential Three-unit, Moderate
Density, to AP, Mixed Use Planned Unit Development.

Specific Conditions
for approval of this zone change are attached to the Ordinance as Exhibit A.

EXHIBIT A

Conditions

1. (a) Amended PLDP
comes before, not concurrent with FLDP; (b) PLDP goes through community process
and standard City Planning process as outlined in Planning’s handouts. Standard
City Planning process includes design review and CDAP, and submission and review
of the following prior to Planning Commission hearing:

Any other plans or
studies as deemed necessary to complete review by City Planning

2. Enright Park (a)
shall remain publicly owned; (b) a recreation facility; (c) equivalent size and
function of existing park; (d) City will pursue zoning or other means to
protect the park for public use.

3. A new street,
designed with park compatibility in mind, may connect from S. Negley along the
northern border of the park, pending traffic study review and approval. Streets
or access drives shall not bisect the park but shall be limited to park edges.

4. (a) Any park area
utilized to provide for a street on the northern border of the park shall be
provided as useable park area in-kind such that the contiguous functional park
area remains at a minimum of 2.2 acres, and (b) the PLDP process and traffic
study will consider bike pedestrian connection to S Euclid as a priority.

5. Existing
neighborhood streets will not be connected to the development pending traffic study
review and approval.

6. Parking, loading
and other site access to the development will be limited to Penn, S. Euclid, S.
Negley and newly established streets on the development pending traffic study
review and approval.

7. (a) There will be
no commercial uses fronting on the park below the new street on the northern
border of the park, (b) all adjacent uses to the park shall be buffered with landscaping
and screening, and (c) there will be sufficient building setback along the
eastern border of the park to protect and preserve the existing trees.

8. (a) The
reconfigured Enright Park shall be owned by the City of Pittsburgh, and shall count
toward the development’s open space requirements as required by code and by
Planning Commission’s condition. (b) Developer shall assist in programming and
in developing enhanced amenities for the reconfigured Enright Park

About Enright Park

Enright Park Neighborhood Association is comprised of homeowners, renters, public housing residents, and landlords who live in close proximity to Enright Parklet in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood.

In recent years, we have seen a dramatic transformation of our community, which has resulted in the on-going displacement of our friends and neighbors. This displacement has disproportionately impacted people of color, seniors living on fixed incomes, low-income working families, and the many ways in which these groups intersect.

The Enright Park Neighborhood Association was established to advance the joint causes of affordable housing, public open space, and an inclusive approach to planning and development that will build and enhance a livable East Liberty for everyone in our community. We intend to win a better East Liberty for everyone, and to help set a new standard self-determination for our communities.

Please join us, and let us know how we can support and promote your voice too. For membership information, please complete the form here.

For more information, including media, please contact us at enright.park@gmail.com.